Rick is joined again by labor attorney Jesse Bernstein to discuss the no tax on overtime provision from recent budget bill along with the usual roundup of cases.00:01:15 – The latest from LRIS00:03:17 – No tax on overtimeCases00:14:57 – Police Association Counts As “Citizen” Under Citizen Complaint
A federal appeals court on Friday lifted a judge’s order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration from stripping hundreds of thousands of federal workers of the ability to engage in union bargaining with U.S. agencies.A three-judge panel of the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb said Tuesday that he’s agreed to give city firefighters a 12% raise, followed by 3% annual raises for the next three years.The contract, which will be retroactive starting April 1, 2025, must be approved by City Council. The agreement came after an exped
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem City Council approved a motion on Monday to reduce sick and vacation leave for members of the city’s fire department despite months of pushback. According to city documents, firefighters currently “earn sick and vacation leave at a rate of 24 hours per day while a
Despite aggressive recruitment drives and hefty five-figure bonuses, the critically understaffed Los Angeles County Probation Department is still losing hundreds of officers more each year than it can replace, according to data released by the department.As of last week, the department had a 36% vac
RALEIGH, N.C. — Amid growing fears that the Sig Sauer P320 can fire without someone pulling the trigger, leading to injuries and even deaths, some police departments nationwide are reevaluating their use of the handgun. Despite mounting criticism and a recent military death tied to the weapon, the N
Lewes, DE — Tensions between the City of Lewes and its police union escalated this week after FOP Lodge #22 issued a formal grievance and a unanimous vote of no confidence in City Manager Ellen Lorraine McCabe. According to the union, the dispute centers on recent police department promotions announ
Beaumont firefighters have approved a new contract with the city after nearly 10 months of negotiations, union officials announced Thursday.The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 399 voted to approve the contract between July 29 and July 31, according to Jeff Nesome, president of the F
Amid public tensions over a contract for the Milwaukee’s police officers, the department’s chief called for “just compensation” and said he had talked with Mayor Cavalier Johnson.Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman issued a statement in support of a raise for the city’s officers on July 31, days a
NY — In February, thousands of New York state prison guards walked off their jobs. With no officers to watch over daily operations, officials locked incarcerated people in their cells for days at a time. Governor Kathy Hochul deployed 6,000 National Guard troops, who assisted skeleton crews in tryin
Milwaukee police department staffing shortages again became a topic of conversation at an emergency Common Council public safety and health committee meeting Wednesday. The meeting was called in part to address a recent uptick in gun violence downtown, specifically near Water Street.The popular stre
Lancaster County first responders want greater collaboration with their communities and school districts to grow the ranks of young recruits and address declining membership at local fire departments and police stations.East Hempfield Township fire Chief John Kottmyer told a panel of state legislato
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Officials from the unions representing city employees have growing concerns over contract negotiations with City of Memphis officials.“The City of Memphis has a deep history with regards to the labor movement and has long recognized the importance of employee associations’ represent
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — As negotiations continue back and forth between the Fort Wayne Fire Department and the local fire union, a new complaint has been filed by the union.The filing was shared with WANE 15 with the subject line titled, “Breach of Mediation Confidentiality Agreement by Fire Chief Eric L
ALBANY, N.Y. — City officials are proposing the creation of 10 special patrol officer positions staffed by retired police officers to help address a long-standing staffing shortage within the Albany Police Department, the Times Union reported.The Common Council is being asked to approve a transfer o
The public feud between Dover Mayor James Dodd and Police Chief Jonathan Delaney has escalated again with the mayor accusing Delaney and his department of “excessive and irresponsible overtime spending” and engaging in “lawfare against elected officials.”“They are actively encouraging members of the
Nantucket , MA — As private jets and superyachts arrive on Nantucket for the summer season, full-time residents and government officials are warning that the Massachusetts island must shake up the housing market so that the local work force can afford to live there.Around 65 percent of the island’s
Fairfield police officers and sergeants are getting a bump in pay.Both the council and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 166 approved a new, three-year contract, retroactive to April 1. The old contract expired March 31.The new agreement includes the city’s 57 patrol officers and sergeants but exclude
Omaha, NE. — Monday, Omaha Police swore in nearly a dozen new officers. The new additions help the department as it continues to tackle an officer shortage.“2019 was the last time we were fully staffed at 906 officers,” said Omaha Police Officers Association President Patrick Dempsey. “Since then we
A federal jury recently awarded two former Kentucky firefighters $1 million after they were fired for forming a union.Jamie Bottom and Derrick Steele received the award July 18 after a Lexington jury determined they were unlawfully fired from the Harrodsburg Fire Department in 2023.Soon before they
Nearly all Massachusetts fire departments fail to meet national standards for staffing fire trucks, based on a survey of local unions launched after the deadly Fall River fire.Firefighters across the state say they’re worried they don’t have enough people to handle the next big fire.“It’s putting th
Muskegon, MI — Fire departments across West Michigan are sounding the alarm—not about flames, but about staffing. Fire departments are facing serious staffing shortages, with trucks often rolling out with just one or two firefighters.The Muskegon Firefighters Union said it’s putting crews and commun
Assembly Member Stacey Pheffer Amato secured significant legislative victories in recent weeks on behalf of the men and women of the FDNY, volunteer firefighters across the state and emergency medical technicians and paramedics across the city.The South Queens lawmaker succeeded in getting FDNY memb
Lawrence, KS — Leaders of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical say they’re now stretched to the limit for the emergency medical services they provide.EMS Director John Darling gave a presentation to Douglas County leaders recently. It showed how, in a matter of a little over half an hour on April 17